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Show I | IBABY BABY NOW HAS liAS CHANCE . I IIn In the long l list of accomplishmentsI accomplishmentsto accomplishments , to the credit of modern medical scienceperhaps scienceI scienceperhaps science scienceperhaps I perhaps none has a greatci greatel greater slgnifl- slgnifl signifr- signifr slgniflcance signifi-I signifi I signifrI - I ) I cance cameo than the success attilned atbined attained in thereduction thereduction the thereduction reduction of childhood deaths , ' ' A recent writer wnter recalls that QueenAnne Queen QueenAnno Anno Anne of England , bom born in 16G4 1664 , , boref bore 17 children cluldren , only one of whom livedI'more livedmore lived livedmore f at theage theI theage the theage ' more than a year , and he died I'more Imore I age of 11 Now large families fammes ofI ofchildren ofchildren of ofchildren children often mature without a death deathThrough deathThrough deathThrough I Through medical education and thetreatment the thetreatment treatment of early defects the child's childs ' I chance of rea reaching clung maturity has been beengreatly beengreatly beengreatly greatly increased , especially durmg during durmgI durmgthe duringthe duringthe the list l'1St l1St last ' halt balf half century . , The lengthened lengthenedaverage lengthenedaverage lengthenedaverage I average span of human life wl which whichnow whichnow ch chI chnow now prevails is largely due to the ro- ro roductlon r rductlon -ductlon ductlon - I ductlon duction of mortality among infantIn infant 1nIant " ; In addition addJUon to regularly regularl ' employed employed'Physicians employedphysicians employedphysicians 'Physicians Physicians ' and nurses of public pubIJc heatth health heatthtmfts healthunits healthunits tmfts units , thousands of volunteer workers workersare workersare workersare are cooperating in the noble task tMk of ofsavmg ofsaving ofsaving savmg saving babies ' lives In Kansas City Cityalone Cityalone Cityalone alone it is said that 3000 of these vol- vol volunteers volunteers vol volunteers - - unteers aided alded in this movement last lastyear lastyear lastyear year . For their effective efforts in this and andother andother andother other idirections dIrections looking lookmg to the preser preser- preservation preservation preservation - - vation of human life We the medical pro- pro profession profession pro profession - fession and those cooperating are en- en entltled entitled en entitled - titled tltled to the Jughest rughest highest praise . |